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Dr. Peter Centre injection site still illegal after all these years

Dr. Peter Centre injection site still illegal after all these years

A drug injection site is again making news in Vancouver. But it’s not the Insite facility on East Hastings. Vancouver Coastal Health and the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation announced Feb.
The Pixies shake off the dust

The Pixies shake off the dust

The Pixies proved to a sold-out Orpheum Theatre on Monday night that they aren’t quite ready for the golden oldies scrap heap anytime soon.
Slaying the two-wheeled demon

Slaying the two-wheeled demon

In case you didn’t hear the banshee-like cries of “Freeeeeedom! from kilted Kitsilano warriors with urine and ash-soaked hair as they raised their spears, shields and other crude weaponry in the air Monday night, the Vancouver park board has decided
Photo a day from Sochi: Photo finish

Photo a day from Sochi: Photo finish

After six new start times and a two-day delay, the men's 15km mass start seemed to never be in sight. But then the finish, a photo finish, was at the centre of all our stares.
Photo a day from Sochi: 'Nightmare' bear

Photo a day from Sochi: 'Nightmare' bear

Check out this creep . But really, he's not so bad. The soft, cuddly squishy-faced mascot of the Sochi Olympic Winter Games and i nvader-of-personal space keeps walking by our office at the biathlon centre.
Photo a day from Sochi: Hedgehog in the fog

Photo a day from Sochi: Hedgehog in the fog

Fog has engulfed the mountains above Krasnaya Polyana. We're in the clouds. The men's 15km mass start was cancelled tonight and rescheduled twice, first for 8 p.m. and then 10 a.m. Monday morning.
Photo a day from Sochi: Switzerland's Gasparin Sisters

Photo a day from Sochi: Switzerland's Gasparin Sisters

The sweetest threesome in Sochi are the Gasparin sisters. Aita, who turned 20 just days ago, Elisa, 23, and Selina, 29, make up three quarters of the Swiss women's relay and don't seem to go anywhere without their phones/tablets/cameras.
Photo a day from Sochi: The love seat

Photo a day from Sochi: The love seat

Our hosts at the Laura Biathlon Center have a great sense of humour. This is a "love seat." It reads: Sit here and wait for the love of your life. Cafeteria seating isn't always this hot. But who has time to wait?
Gluten-free beer causing a buzz

Gluten-free beer causing a buzz

Free beer is easily in the top 10 of my all-time favourite things, so I was cautiously optimistic when invited to a recent tasting event at the WISE Hall showcasing gluten-free craft beer.
Luongo weighs in on transit referendum

Luongo weighs in on transit referendum

Wow, how did I miss this one — Luongo supports a delay on transportation referendum in Metro Vancouver! Huh? I mean the guy’s team hasn’t played the best hockey and some non-believers say you could drive a bus through his five hole.
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